List of Mauritian writers
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This is a list of writers & authors from Mauritius who write in French, English or Hindi languages:
- Nathacha Appanah (1973– ), Francophone writer
- Rajendra Arun (1945–2021), Hindi writer[1][2]
- Azize Asgarally (1933– ), Francophone, Anglophone and Creolophone writer, playwright and activist[3][4]
- Issa Asgarally GCSK (1949- ), Francophone writer[5]
- Richard Sedley Assonne (1961– ), Creolophone and francophone writer[6]
- Eric Bahloo (1964- ), Francophone writer[7]
- Lilian Berthelot (1933-2012), Francophone writer[8]
- Somdath Bhuckory (1921-1980), Francophone, Anglophone and Indophone writer. Lawyer and Town Clerk of Port Louis.[9][10][11]
- Mohunlall Brijmohun (19– ), Indophone writer[12]
- Marcel Cabon (1912–1972), Francophone novelist[13]
- Aslakha Callikan-Proag (1955-2020), Francophone writer[14]
- Sabah Carrim (19– ), Anglophone writer[15]
- Malcolm de Chazal (1902-1981), writer[16][17]
- Raymond Chasle (1930–1996), Francophone diplomat and poet[18]
- Lindsey Collen (1948– ), Creolophone and anglophone novelist and essayist
- Ananda Devi (1957– ), Francophone writer[19]
- Monique Dinan (1939- ), Francophone writer and journalist[20]
- Christine Duverge (1969– ), Francophone writer[21]
- Ashvin Dwarka (1977- ), Francophone writer and lawyer[22][23]
- Bernard d'Espaignet, Francophone writer[24][25]
- Jacques Edouard (1964– ), Francophone journalist, poet and writer[26]
- Jean Fanchette (1932–1992), Francophone poet and psychoanalyst[27]
- Alain Gordon Gentil, Francophone writer and journalist
- Yacoob Ghanty (1940- ), Anglophone writer[28][29]
- Robert-Edward Hart (1891–1954), Franco-Mauritian poet and novelist[30]
- Shakuntala Hawoldar (1937–2018), Anglophone writer[31]
- Sudhir Hazareesingh (1961- ), Anglophone and Francophone writer[32]
- Evenor Hitié (1806-1901), Francophone writer[33]
- Marie-Thérèse Humbert (1940– ) Francophone novelist[34]
- Davina Itoo (1983– ), Francophone novelist[35][36]
- Yusuf Kadel (1970– ), Francophone poet and playwright[37]
- Stefan Hart de Keating (1971– ), Francophone slam poet[38]
- Raymonde de Kervern (1899–1973), Franco-Mauritian poet[39]
- Marcelle Lagesse (1916-2011), Francophone writer and journalist[40][41]
- Léoville L'Homme (1857–1928), Francophone poet[42]
- Magda Mamet (1916–2012), Francophone poet[43]
- Jagadish Manrakhan (1938-2013), Anglophone writer and academic[44]
- Edouard Maunick (1931– ), Francophone poet, writer, and diplomat[Gikandi][Jahn][Killam & Rowe]
- Savinien Mérédac (Auguste Esnouf)(1880-1939), Francophone writer and engineer[45]
- Alex Camille Moutou, Anglophone and Francophone writer and historian[46]
- Anand Mulloo (1936- ), Anglophone writer and teacher[47][48][49]
- Amédée Nagapen, Francophone writer and priest[50]
- Jean-René Noyau (1911–1986 ), Surrealist francophone poet[51]
- Shenaz Patel (1966– ), Francophone and Creole story writer, playwright and novelist[52]
- Cassandra (Sandrine) Piat (1973– ), anglophone writer[53]
- Ponsamy Poongavanon, francophone author[54]
- Eugénie Poujade (1814-1881), poet and writer[55]
- Jean-Georges Prosper (1933– ), francophone poet and author of the Mauritian national anthem[56]
- Rivaltz Quenette (1928-2015), Anglophone and Francophone writer and historian[57]
- Camille de Rauville (1910– ), Francophone writer[58]
- Ramesh Ramdoyal (197–), anglophone writer and academic[59][60][61][62]
- Pahlad Ramsurrun, Anglophone and Indophone writer and poet[63]
- Karamchand Goswami Sewtohul, Anglophone, Francophone and Creole story writer[64][65]
- Amal Sewtohul (1971–), Francophone writer and diplomat[66][67]
- Natasha Soobramanien (197– ), anglophone writer[68]
- Pierre De Sornay (1876-1968), francophone writer and agronomist[69]
- Vijaya Teelock, Anglophone writer and historian[70][71]
- Auguste Toussaint (1911-1987), francophone writer and archivist[72][73][74]
- Abhimanyu Unnuth (1937–2018), Indophone writer, poet and essayist[75]
- Khal Torabully (1956– ), Francophone and Creolophone poet and film-maker[76]
- Alix Marrier d'Unienville (1918-2015), Francophone and anglophone writer, war hero and former spy[77]
- Dev Virahsawmy (1942– ), Creolophone poet, novelist and essayist[78]
- Hassam Wachill (1939– ), Francophone poet[79]